Poultry roost



DQBARTMAN Oct. 16 1923.

POULTRY ROOS'I' Filed Dec. 19.,

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To aZZ whom t may concern: s Be it known that I, DANIEL BARTMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Larned in'the county of Pawnee and State of Kansas, have invented certain "newand useful"Improvements in Poultry Boosts, of whirh the following is a specification.

This invention seeks to provide a roost orperch for poultry which Will'be always in a sanitary condition and byivh-ich disin-- toctants may be applied to the fowls without injury or discomfort to the same so as 'to destroy vermin which tend to feed upon the ifoivls The invention seeks to provide 3.' device for the stated purpose'which will be durable but inexpensive while provingeeffie cient for the purposes for Which it is designed. The invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawing and will be herein; after fully set forth. I I

In the drawing: 7 Figure 1 is a perspective'view of a roost embodying my improvements; 7

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail transverse sec tion on the line 33 of Fig. 2. V

In carrying out my invention, I employ a supporting structure which consists essentially of legs or posts 1 arrangedin rec-- tangular relation and each provided at its lower end with a foot 2 adapted torest upon theifloor oft-he poultry house. 7 The feet are rigidly connected with the posts or legs by braces 3, and the upper ends of the legs are connected in pairsby cross bars 4: as-clea-rly shown, bracing blocks seeing secured in the angles defined by the cross bars and the legsso as to reinforce the structure as isobvious. V tended between and supported by the cross 'barse, and these perches or roosting bars are preferably of Wood having their ends supporteddirectly by the said cross bars.

Extending: longitudinally of the several 'porchesand directlygbeneath the same are pans or troughs '7, the ends of which are adapted to fit in recesses 8 formedin the u er sides of the cross bars 4; and blocks,

or plugs 9 0f any convenient construction are fitted in the ends of these, pans ortroughs so as to close the same and support the perches W v troughs; Each perch 1s providedsat one or both ends with an opening lO extendmg ver-.

tically therethrougliwhich may be, closed by Perches or roostingbars 6 are e x-f above the i bottoms of the v tending upwardly from its lower side and COEIlIlillnlCdt-Hlg directly with cross passages l iorined throu h the )erches 'as'willbereadily understood on reference to-Fig.1

The perches with theassociated ans or r 1 :L w troughs are fitted ln'corresponding recesses in the cross bars 4 and are' thereby"sup ported in operativ'elposition; Avolatile disinfectant'ispouredthrough-the fillingopen ings 10 of the several-perchesinto the res spective troughs and the iilliiis' openings are closed. Thegdisinfectant will ei' aporate and the vapor will rise-through the several open ings l2 escape'throughthe passages 13 "so that'it ivillpermeate the feathers of the fowls using the most and will relieve the J fowlsof all vermin" with which they may be infested. I As the evaporation will vbe "SlOW the vapors will not injuriously afleet ,the fowls but will proveeflica'cious'in de-f' stro in the vermin. 'M device is exceedas y Y ingly simple and" obviously inexpensive. I When set up for use,"it will be firm and, as,

it is of an open construction, it maybe easilycleaned so that it be kept a sanitary condition.

' It will be readily "noted that'the perches are at-least as 'wide as the "troughs so that they, extend .over the entire top area of the troughs and, therefore, serve as covers and guards )for v the same; 7 1; Moreover, there are no openings through the, tops of the perches,

except the filling openings which are nor really closed, andyas a' result, nothingsthat may happento drop upon the perch can 1 find itsivayginto. the trough and defile the contents of he same or choke thep'assages I [which are provided to permit escape of-the,

forerin an operative condition at all times.

' it WVlll he'understood that the closure for v form, 'and'at have indicated a rnetallid fitting in the openlng.

passages [opening through their opposite SZCLGS'dl'ld communicatlng d1rectlywrth the] w rl'a'ving thus described the invention,' what;

' first-mentioned epenings and troughs 511;

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- ported by the spaced bai s immediately be- MW and 21 31118; the. under sides of the perches "and adagte. to contain a disin A roost vperting bars carried by the upper ends of .he uprights in each pair and provided with recesses in their upper sides, troughs extending between saidfbar and having their QINLS resoiiig in the recessee in the saline and adapted to contain a disinfectant,

ing openings in the perches, closures for Said openings, longitudinal series of opencomprising pairs of uprights, i ings in the bottoms of the perches, and cross passages through the perches opening t-hrouge the sides 0f the same and communieaii-ing with the said openings.-

J In testimony whei eof I affix my signature DANLEL BAJTFIVIAN. [14. 

